Unlike the material on their eponymous debut, which was largely recorded in nomadic fashion while Colin Huebert and Erik Arnesen toured as members of their former band
Great Lake Swimmers, most of the tunes on Keep Away The Dead were born in the studio.
(you get the idea) Favourite band: This ws eek I've been listening to The
Great Lake Swimmers' new album Lost Channels.
She has guested on numerous other artists' recordings, a list which includes Neko Case, The
Great Lake Swimmers and Bruce Cockburn.
CLEAR LAKE SWIMMERS Lost Channels ( Nettwerk) CANADIAN countryfolkies
Great Lake Swimmers are one of Robert Plant's favourite bands.
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HAVING missed out on a prize at the Canadian Music Awards in September, Great Lake Swimmers' Tony Dekker is hoping for a better result at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Current success: Great Lake Swimmers' fans include Robert Plant and Feist.
She briefly retired from music but returned in the 70s and has continued to play live dates and became a director of the famous annual folk festival at Kerrville, Texas." THE night before, on Wednesday, there is a choice between Toronto's Great Lake Swimmers at the Cluny and the Handsome Family at The Sage.
The Great Lake Swimmers also have a new album, Lost Channels, just out and their folk-rock sound is based around the songs/vocals of frontman, Tony Dekker.
Great Lake Swimmers are touring the UK to promote their third album, Ongiara, which is inspired by Canada's majestic natural environment.
Tony Dekker is the singer/songwriter behind the band who already have two critically acclaimed albums, Great Lake Swimmers, released in 2003, and Bodies and Minds in 2005 to their name.
Great Lake Swimmers have toured extensively in Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia since 2004, and has shared the stage with musical acts as diverse as Feist, Andrew Bird, Vashti Bunyan, Final Fantasy, Akron/Family, Jon-Rae Fletcher, Album Leaf, Crooked Fingers, Jason Collett, Amy Millan, and Joel Plaskett Emergency.